Residents of the home were awakened by noises coming from the basement and went to investigate.
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Resident nabs burglar fleeing from home
Two men are facing charges in Harpswell burglary.
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Harpswell wants sunken vessels gone as boating season heats up
Selectmen vote to let the harbormaster remove the two vessels at the owners’ expense if it’s necessary.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Plant-based health products get green light at Top Gun pitch-off in Lewiston
Start-ups Plant Botanicals, which has a seaweed skin care line, and Healing Harbors, which sells a cannabis-based oil, head to the finals on May 23 to battle with others for a $25,000 prize.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Harpswell Police Beat: April 20
No arrests or summonses were reported from April 12-18.
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American Lung Association: Maine air quality is improved
PORTLAND — Breathing may be easier, but it can still be a risky proposition. That is the finding of a statewide report card issued Wednesday by the American Lung Association. “The 2018 ‘State of the Air’ report finds that Maine has taken some big leaps this year, with significantly less ozone than in years past,” American […]
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Wind-driven rain lashes Maine, causing power outages
More than 9,000 CMP customers were without electricity late Monday night, with the highest concentrations in Gorham, Harpswell and Phippsburg.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
SAD 75 seeks ideas in superintendent search
TOPSHAM — School Administrative District 75 is soliciting residents’ input through an online survey as it begins searching for a new superintendent of schools. Brad Smith, superintendent since 2011, plans to retire July 1. The School Board has planned to consult the Maine School Management Association in finding his replacement. If a new school chief […]
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Applications sought for Fire Dept. scholarship
HARPSWELL — The Orr’s and Bailey Island Fire Department is seeking applicants for its annual scholarship in honor of Sue Cary, a former emergency responder with the department who died in 2007. The scholarship is intended to help responders, recruits and family members of Orr’s and Bailey Island emergency responders pay for education beyond high school. […]
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Harpswell Police Beat: April 6
No arrests or summonses were reported from March 28 to April 4.